Robynartdesigns: Paint and Collage

Robynartdesigns: Paint and Collage

Paint and Collage

Just popping back after such a long absence 

To share my latest creative adventures

Lots have happened since my last post

Including a long period of creators block

Where I tried many different crafts and made a 

couple of quilts and even some clothes for

myself .

While sorting through my craft room one day

I came across my many boxes of paint & art supplies

just lying around unused.

I then remembered the satisfying feeling of creating 

your own art and how relaxing the process.

So I've been playing around with a new type of art,

for me, known as paint over collage, or something like that

which I find really enjoyable

I've just completed these two decorative boxes

I'm really finding this type of art so
relaxing and enjoyable
It's a type of art where there are few rules
or rights and wrongs
you just put things where you want them
to go in the colours that please you
etc. etc.

So thanks for visiting and
I hope you like these.
I'm considering listing these in 
my Etsy shop for sale.
If you're interested in buying one
before I do this please contact me
via my email button.
I'm linking this post to
Shabbilicious Friday
so pop on over and take a peek
at all the other shabbilicious fun projects

Hope you're having a great day xx
  

A NEW TOTE BAG

Hello there fellow bloggers

Has it been that long since I last posted?

Time has really slipped away on me this time

Why does life seem to get busier

as we get older?

Is it because we go slower at things

than we used to?

Or is it just rubbing off from the 

way others live their lives

cramming things in to fill every waking moment,

making us feel we have to keep up, or

risk being labelled as uninteresting

and having no life

Well without becoming too philosophical

and trying to analyse it all

I really think it doesn't matter

just how busy or unbusy you are

The main point is whether you're happy

with your lot in life and making the

best of it as you can for the time

you have left on this wonderful planet

What I'm really here for is to share my

productive day with you

Which started with me emptying out all

my fabrics onto the kitchen table

This I haven't done for quite some time

So I was very excited to find

lots of fabric pieces I'd forgotten I had

and would be ideal for making

a bag or pouch

which I'm currently favouring doing

at present in my little craft room

But today I wanted to make a 

new bag for my card making class

I go to on a Friday

I bought a pattern from here

I love Michelle's patterns

they come with great instructions

and tips and the end result

is always pleasing

This particular bag is called

a grocery bag, but I think it

has many uses, being a very

roomy and practical design

So here is the end result!

Perfect for holding all my

craft supplies in

Didn't take too long to whip up

So I'm happy I now have a lovely

bag to take along to my craft group

I decided to add a few pockets

Which is a little different from the pattern.

Hope all is well with you and yours

in your part of the world

and thank you for stopping by

my blog.

Paper Patchwork Box

Hello fellow bloggers

I've just completed another storage box 

for my craft room

This is just a simple wooden box

which I've painted white

I decided to decorate the top

with pretty papers

arranged in a patchwork

of squares

and finished with a lace border

It makes great craft storage

with plenty of room for lots of 

my supplies

Hope you've had a lovely week-end

Good night

Robyn x

Upcycled Vintage Sewing Machine Drawer

With the beginning of a new week

I'm continuing my show and tell

of items I've been decorating

for my craft room makeover

I found two of these vintage

sewing machine drawers

in my collection of

things to upcycle

This one though will go

in our spare room

or guest room

I painted both the drawers white

but added pretty papers

to this one

to match the decor of the room

Just added some vintage 

sheet music to the inside

Not sure what I'll put in it

But could be handy

for guests to put keys or phones

 in while staying

The other drawer, I've just 

left plain white and will

use it for storing craft pens

pencils, scissors, glue etc.

Will have more photos 

coming soon

Hope you're all having a

wonderful week

Shabbilicious Friday